According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2018 were Emma and Lucas/Lukas.
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names (“Jentenavn”)
1. Emma, 420 baby girls
2. Nora/Norah, 361
3. Olivia, 324
4. Sara/Sahra/Sarah/Zara, 313
5. Emilie, 303
6. Leah/Lea, 299
7. Sofie/Sophie, 296
8. Ella, 291
9. Amalie, 286
10. Maja/Maia/Maya, 284
Boy Names (“Guttenavn”)
1. Lucas/Lukas, 419 baby boys
2. Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 414
3. Oliver, 403
4. Oskar/Oscar, 382
5. Emil, 378
6. Jakob/Jacob, 375
7. Noah/Noa, 351
8. Aksel/Axel, 332
9. Henrik, 328
10. Elias, 307
In the girls’ top 10, Leah/Lea and Amalie replaced Sofia/Sophia and Ingrid/Ingerid/Ingri.
In the boys’ top 10, Aksel/Axel and Henrik replaced William and Isak/Isaac/Isac.
In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Alma.
In the county of Oppland, literature name Tiril is back on top.
And finally, in 2017, the top names in the country were Sofie/Sophie and Jakob/Jacob.
Sources: Navn – SSB, These were the most popular names in 2018
Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)
